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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

New Dean of Students resigns; FIJI lawyer says sanctions dropped

administration

Monday he will resign from the university effective March 9. Chatriand said his decision Chatriand came after a conflict could not be resolved with the alumni of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, more commonly known as FIJI. FIJI

UI to redo investigation of FIJI fraternity hazing allegations, lawyer says Kaitlyn Krasselt Argonaut

University of Idaho Dean of Students Craig Chatriand confirmed

lawyer John Bradbury confirmed Monday that sanctions previously levied against the house by the Dean of Students Office have been dropped and the incidents that led to them would be reinvestigated. In his role as dean of students, Chatriand oversees the Greek advisory office. The Dean of Students Office confirmed last week that FIJI had been sanctioned by the Greek

office following an investigation of hazing allegations. Greek adviser Brittany Bowles declined comment last week on the individuals involved or the details of the allegations, but said FIJI house leadership accepted the sanctions imposed Feb. 19 by the Dean of Students Office. Despite the house’s initial acceptance of the sanctions, FIJI continued to explore options relating

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to the sanctions and the process by which they were arrived, contacting Interim Provost and Executive Vice-President Katherine Aiken. “We were extremely disappointed in how this process was handled,” Bradbury said. Bradbury said the university’s SEE dean, PAGE 5

diversity

Vandals teach tolerance UI students come together to learn about oppression Katrina Hicks Argonaut

Jake Smith | Argonaut

Moscow resident James Demars works in the back of the Hope Center. Demars will soon graduate from the Hope at Work program, an employment training program aimed at helping struggling community members re-enter into the work force.

Working on hope Jake Smith Argonaut

Several bins of donated items sit in the back room of the Hope Center, waiting to be sorted by the center’s employees. One man in particular is hard at work sorting through both the thrift store’s donations and his personal life. James Demars is an employee at the Hope Center and a member of its employment training program.

The Hope Center, a local thrift store in Moscow, offers employment and support counseling for those who cannot secure or maintain long-term employment. Deemed the Hope at Work program, it helps community members regardless of circumstance, including those dealing with a felony on their record, homelessness or substance abuse. Demars said the Hope at Work program gives people a

Local thrift store offers program for life skills

Work’s not our priority all the time — it’s people. That’s what’s different. James Demars, Hope at Work program member

second chance and helps them get back on their feet, no matter where they’re at in their lives.

“Work’s not our priority all the time — it’s people,” Demars said. “That’s what’s different.” Before Hope at Work, Demars said his life was a rollercoaster ride of jail time and living on the streets. Since joining Hope at Work, he said his life has taken a 180-degree turn. DeDe McReynolds, service coordinator at the Hope Center, said because Hope at Work is SEE working, PAGE 5

Idaho legislature

More seats for medical students JFAC supports WWAMI increase George Wood Jr. Argonaut

BOISE — The Joint Finance and Appropriation Committee (JFAC) approved funding for five additional seats to be added to the WWAMI program for Idaho medical students Friday morning with a 19-1 vote. By approving the budget recommendation, JFAC fulfills year three of a four-year plan to fund five additional WWAMI seats available to Idaho students annually. The plan was first introduced in 2009, when the Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE) recommended doubling state funded WWAMI seats from 20 to 40.

Sen. Dan Johnson, R-Lewiston, motioned to send the budget with a “do-pass” to the House and Senate floors for approval. He said the four-year WWAMI program is a “good partnership” with the University of Washington. “It benefits Idaho students primarily that they get to spend more time at home in Idaho, and I think that increases the possibility … to come back to Idaho and practice, so I am very excited by that,” Johnson said. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Idaho is 49th in the U.S. for the number of doctors per capita, and more medical practitioners are expected to retire in the coming years. Rep. Jason Monks, R-Meridian, was the lone legislator to reject the budget. He said since 1975, only 50 percent of WWAMI students have

The University of Idaho is a place to embrace diversity through awareness and understanding of the struggles our peers face every day, said Julia Keleher, director of the LGBTQA Office. Boxes and Walls, a UI event promoting such qualities, is a way for students to experience the discrimination others may feel firsthand in a safe and educational environment. Keleher said it’s an event meant to teach students about what it means to empathize. “Boxes and Walls is an interactive display on oppression and discrimination,” Keleher said. Boxes and Walls will take place from 1-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, on the first floor of Gooding Hall in the Wallace Complex. According to Keleher, there will be 18 rooms open for the event and each of which will contain a student-made environment illustrating a specific discriminatory issue. For example, a heterosexual student could enter a room and learn about the struggles a bisexual student may face — a feeling they would never be able to experience on their own.

It benefits Idaho students primarily that they get to spend more time at home in Idaho. Sen. Dan Johnson, R—Lewiston

returned to Idaho to practice medicine, which he said “isn’t sufficient.” JFAC’s approval mirrored the State of the State recommendation given by Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to increase WWAMI seats. The budget has to be passed by both the House and Senate, and be approved by Otter for it to go into effect. SEE medical, PAGE 5

SEE vandals, PAGE 5

News brief Provost search update Tuesday is the last day to submit feedback on candidates vying to become the next provost and executive vice president. Feedback can be entered through an online form found on the provost and executive vice president website. The online form will close at the end of the business day Tuesday, according to Katherine Aiken, interim provost and executive vice president. Videos of all the candidates’ open forum sessions can be found online. Aiken said the videos allow faculty, staff and students who could

not make it to the open forums to comment on the candidates. She said the search committee would also give its impression of the candidates to University of Idaho President Chuck Staben. She said the search committee acts in an advisory role and the final decision is up to Staben. Aiken said the search committee picked the candidates based off their abilities as an administrator. She said Staben would make his decision after the feedback period ends. She said she anticipates a decision before the end of the academic year.

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